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Brock Yates (October 21, 1933 – October 5, 2016) was a prominent American journalist, TV commentator, TV reporter, screenwriter, and author. He was the longtime executive editor at Car and Driver magazine — and contributed to The Washington Post, Playboy, The American Spectator, Boating, Vintage Motorsports as well as other publications. [1]
Oct 6, 2016 · News. Brock Yates 1933–2016. By Don Sherman Published: Oct 6, 2016. Brock Yates, Car and Driver ’s Assassin, lost his long battle with Alzheimer’s on October 5, 2016. We take solace...
Oct 7, 2016 · Oct. 7, 2016. Brock Yates, an automotive journalist who founded an anarchic, cross-country road race in the 1970s, then fictionalized it in the script for the 1981 Burt Reynolds film “The...
Nov 5, 2016 · Brock Yates was a writer, broadcaster, and racer who worked for Car and Driver magazine for over four decades. He also organized the notorious Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, a cross-country speed run that challenged the establishment.
Oct 6, 2016 · Steven Cole Smith, a fellow automotive journalist, pays homage to Brock Yates, the iconic writer and creator of Cannonball Run and One Lap of America. He recounts his personal and professional encounters with Yates, who died in 2016 after a long battle with Alzheimer's.
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Oct 6, 2016 · Brock Yates, automotive journalist and inventor of the Cannonball Run, died in 2016. Read how he influenced a generation of drivers with his writing, his rebellious spirit and his legendary events.
Oct 6, 2016 · A tribute to Brock Yates, the automotive journalist and race car driver who organized the legendary Cannonball Run across America. Read his columns, quotes and books that celebrated speed, adventure and rebellion.
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